TIDMHPEQ 
 
14 November 2011 
 
Henderson Private Equity Investment Trust plc (the `Company') 
 
Initial Tender Offer 
 
The Company has today published a circular (the "Circular") to Shareholders 
setting out details of an Initial Tender Offer to purchase up to 17.5 per cent. 
of the Shares in issue as part of the Company's Realisation Strategy. Tenders 
in excess of a Shareholder's Basic Entitlement will only be accepted to the 
extent that other Shareholders tender less than their Basic Entitlement and 
will be satisfied on a pro rata basis. The Tender Price will be an amount equal 
to 95 per cent. of the latest published unaudited NAV per Share as at close of 
business on 30 November 2011 (or such later date as the Directors, in their 
discretion, shall determine) as calculated by the Company. 
 
The Initial Tender Offer is available to Shareholders (other than certain 
Restricted Shareholders) on the Register as at the close of business on 12 
December 2011. 
 
Expected Timetable 
 
Calculation Date                                           Expected to be 30 
                                                           November 2011 
 
NAV per Share as at 30 November 2011 announced             Week commencing 5 
                                                           December 2011 
 
Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy from    10.30 a.m. on 12 
Shareholders in respect of the General Meeting             December 2011 
 
Closing Date - latest time and date for receipt of Tender  1 p.m. on 12 
Forms and settlement of TTE Instruction(s)                 December 2011 
 
Record Date for participation in the Initial Tender Offer  Close of business on 
                                                           12 December 2011 
 
General Meeting                                            10.30 a.m. on 14 
                                                           December 2011 
 
Determination Date for Tender Price                        Close of business on 
                                                           14 December 2011 
 
Result of the Initial Tender Offer and Tender Price        By close of business 
announced                                                  on 15 December 2011 
 
Completion of purchase of Shares under the Initial Tender  16 December 
Offer 
 
Despatch of cheques for Initial Tender Offer,              Week commencing 19 
consideration in respect of certificated Shares sold under December 2011 
the Initial Tender Offer and any balance certificates in 
respect of any unsold certificated Shares 
 
CREST accounts credited with Initial Tender Offer          Week commencing 19 
consideration and any unsold uncertificated Shares         December 2011 
 
Terms used and not defined in this announcement bear the meaning given to them 
in the Circular dated 14 November 2011. 
 
A copy of the Circular has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and 
will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do. 
 
Enquiries: 
 
Ian Barrass 
Portfolio Manager 
Henderson Private Equity Investment Trust plc 
Tel: 020 7818 2964 
 
 
James de Sausmarez 
Head of Investment Trusts 
Henderson Global Investors 
Tel: 020 7818 3349 
 
 
Robin Archibald/Alex Blake 
Winterflood Investment Trusts 
Tel: 020 3100 0290 
 
 
 
END 
 

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